District of Columbia · 2020 presidential election
District of Columbia presidential election results 2020
Joseph R. Biden carried District of Columbia by 86.75 points (298,737 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Votes counted
- 344,356
- DC result
- D+86.8
- Compared with the nation
- 82.3 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2016
- None
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden | Democratic | 317,323 | 92.15% | 3 | |
| Donald J. Trump | Republican | 18,586 | 5.40% | — | |
| Others | Others | 8,447 | 2.45% | — | |
| Total votes | 344,356 | ||||
Sources: dc-2020.pdf · 2020
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 6 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEM Joseph R. Biden - Kamala D. Harris | — | 317,323 | 93.00% |
| REP Donald J. Trump - Michael R. Pence | — | 18,586 | 5.45% |
| LIB Jo Jorgensen - Jeremy "Spike" Cohe | — | 2,036 | 0.60% |
| STG Howie Hawkins - Angela Walker | — | 1,726 | 0.51% |
| IND Gloria La Riva - Sunil Freeman | — | 855 | 0.25% |
| IND Brock Pierce - Karla Ballard | — | 693 | 0.20% |
| Write-in / scattering | 3,137 | ||
County resultsMedia count
Download CSV| County | Joseph R. Biden | Donald J. Trump | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 317,323 | 18,586 | 8,447 | 344,356 | 86.8 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document.
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certificate of Ascertainment
The governor’s certificate naming District of Columbia’s electors was signed on the ninth day of December, two thousand twenty. Open the certificate (PDF, 4 pages)
District of Columbia in every election · 2020 primaries · All states in 2020 · Report an error
Questions and answers
Who won District of Columbia in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden won District of Columbia by 86.75 percentage points (298,737 votes).
How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 2020?
District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in 2020.
How many people voted for president in District of Columbia in 2020?
344,356 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in District of Columbia in 2020?
Joseph R. Biden 1 (out of 1 counties with results).
How did District of Columbia change from 2016 to 2020?
The margin moved 0.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 86.8 points to Democratic by 86.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data